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he has unprecedentedly high approval rating. >> after sandy. and he says this is a job he feels leak he needs to continue. >> stanley wants him to stay. some other corporate news involving erickson. it's filed a lawsuit against samsung alleging patent infringement. ericcson says two years to trike a deal were unsuccessful. and an hp shareholder filed a lawsuit alleging the tech company's top executives misled investors about two key acquisitions that have caused billions of dollars in losses. the lawsuit alleges that hp management concealed the problems and another recent acquisition which we've talked about, electronic data, in an attempt to boost hp stock price. meantime in the "wall street journal," former employees, business partners and attorney attorneys say it's not difficult to conclude that the company autonomy's accounting was overly aggressive, they say such behavior tip filed autonomy long before hp bought it. and mike lynch says the company's culture was aggressive. >> they start off talking about how originally the ceo put up a si
he has unprecedentedly high approval rating. >> after sandy. and he says this is a job he feels leak he needs to continue. >> stanley wants him to stay. some other corporate news involving erickson. it's filed a lawsuit against samsung alleging patent infringement. ericcson says two years to trike a deal were unsuccessful. and an hp shareholder filed a lawsuit alleging the tech company's top executives misled investors about two key acquisitions that have caused billions of dollars...
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there was snow, but nothing like sandy. we'll ask what it means for the energy market and consumers when we return. >>> the east coast got hit by another storm yesterday. while gas lines have eased up from hurricane sandy, motorists are still having trouble getting fuel in the hardest hit as you build a retail station, you could build in the wiring. all in all, while it's an expense, you can build it in to the base of the business if that's a standard for everybody. but if you don't make it a standard for everybody, then only a few will go out and do it and it won't help anything. >> sounds like regulation. but then i heard that there was regulation -- >> what's the cost, though? what's the pre-cost wire? >> you're probably less than $10,000 if you include the generator said. so it's not a huge cost, but this is a marginal business. >> we talked to the guy who represents the convenience stores that sell something like 75% or 80% of all the gasoline in this country and he said most of those convenience stores really make pen
there was snow, but nothing like sandy. we'll ask what it means for the energy market and consumers when we return. >>> the east coast got hit by another storm yesterday. while gas lines have eased up from hurricane sandy, motorists are still having trouble getting fuel in the hardest hit as you build a retail station, you could build in the wiring. all in all, while it's an expense, you can build it in to the base of the business if that's a standard for everybody. but if you don't...
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and a lot of companies were saying it was just superstorm sandy. it shut down the stores in some cases or kept consumers at bay. how do you think we will fare to the holidays? >> yesterday was big day for retail. those that roar yesterday, genuinely speaking had poor numbers. we knew it was the hurricane. we knew it would be weak. you know. it was supposed to be adjusted in the expectations. numbers came in way below expectations. some of the stocks got hammered, macy's, kohl's. we are trying to make sense of what that means. we when you go through each retailer in the numbers, really the first half -- businesses really slowed. first two weeks. anything we think of, not the hurricane itself. must have been the concern, you know, about the hurricane and people watching tv. people focused on that. also, you know, with the election people focused on that. you know. so the first two weeks are weak. last two weeks seem to come back and be fairly decent. >> so you think that for the holiday shopping season, that the -- better trend will continue? where d
and a lot of companies were saying it was just superstorm sandy. it shut down the stores in some cases or kept consumers at bay. how do you think we will fare to the holidays? >> yesterday was big day for retail. those that roar yesterday, genuinely speaking had poor numbers. we knew it was the hurricane. we knew it would be weak. you know. it was supposed to be adjusted in the expectations. numbers came in way below expectations. some of the stocks got hammered, macy's, kohl's. we are...
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and when we were down shortly after hurricane sandy hit and we were in the delta operations center and we were talking to some of the executives at delta, we said what do you think about the new 787. and they said we'll get them eventually. richard likes to have established airplanes in the fleet. that's not a knock against the 787, it just goes straight to his philosophy which is let's take these older aircraft and, yes, they may be less fuel farkt, but they can get the efficiencies. >> i never like to buy the first version of anything about that. >> if you think of it that way, you're -- we'll buy the brand new jets from china and fly those. aah! >> i want to go back to virgin america for just a second because i fly you and frankly i love you. i fly you to l.a. all the time. but you mostly focused on what are probably the most competitive routes out there. and i wonder just from a business model perspective, do you ever thing now that you should start thinking about different routes, frankly less competitive and may have a bigger margin? >> you go where the money is and there's a rea
and when we were down shortly after hurricane sandy hit and we were in the delta operations center and we were talking to some of the executives at delta, we said what do you think about the new 787. and they said we'll get them eventually. richard likes to have established airplanes in the fleet. that's not a knock against the 787, it just goes straight to his philosophy which is let's take these older aircraft and, yes, they may be less fuel farkt, but they can get the efficiencies. >>...
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have to do redo sandy. what were the things that should've happened in advance of the storm knowing it was coming. >> i think when you have storms of this nature, the key is not preparing the day before, but preparing well in advance. we were involved in the aftermath of katrina and some of the storms that hit in '05, and you look back on those experiences and it's very difficult the day before to figure out what to do. and while i think particularly here there was a lot of planning in advance, it's not untypical to avoid thinking about the unthinkable. >> right. >> it's happened in many situations. >> real quick. politically, we keep talking about the politics of the fiscal cliff and all of this, but the politics of energy in this country, do you think that 2020 prediction is ultimately going to be right. do you see the administration now they've been reelected doing the things that you think will actually get us there? yes, no, where are you? >> i'm skeptical as to whether we'll actually reach that goal.
have to do redo sandy. what were the things that should've happened in advance of the storm knowing it was coming. >> i think when you have storms of this nature, the key is not preparing the day before, but preparing well in advance. we were involved in the aftermath of katrina and some of the storms that hit in '05, and you look back on those experiences and it's very difficult the day before to figure out what to do. and while i think particularly here there was a lot of planning in...
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. >>> flight stats reports that more than 20,000 flights were canceled due to sandy. as a result, analysts projecting the storm could knock upwards of $200 million off of airlines bottom lines and that could mean a further dip for the global airline industry as profits are already expected to be down more than 50% year over year. that's according to the international air transport association. for more on business travel new, head to to roadwarrior.cnbc.com. . up. a short word that's a tall order. up your game. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of million people while investing billions improving everything from booking to baggage claim. we're raising the bar on flying and tomorrow we will up it yet again. who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels,
. >>> flight stats reports that more than 20,000 flights were canceled due to sandy. as a result, analysts projecting the storm could knock upwards of $200 million off of airlines bottom lines and that could mean a further dip for the global airline industry as profits are already expected to be down more than 50% year over year. that's according to the international air transport association. for more on business travel new, head to to roadwarrior.cnbc.com. . up. a short word that's a...
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we've also seen some problems along the east coast after sandy. there are a lot of issues along the supply chain that really need to be corrected perhaps before we get to these projections, even if we're able to produce as much oil as the international energy agency is saying, will we have the infrastructure to support it at that time before 2020? >> you're mentioning an important point here. infrastructure is needed. with our experience when you start to produce infrastructure will follow, so it's either we are investing as oil companies or we're asking oil companies to invest in the mid stream and to the downstream which is pipelines and terminals, refineries et cetera. i think these will come. clearly the company needs more infrastructure, like light oil or oil shale gas is not in the normal centers like we used to have at the gulf coast, et cetera, so therefore investments in pipelines, gas facilities and therefore also refineries will be very important but normally when the natural resources are there, the investments are coming. let me also
we've also seen some problems along the east coast after sandy. there are a lot of issues along the supply chain that really need to be corrected perhaps before we get to these projections, even if we're able to produce as much oil as the international energy agency is saying, will we have the infrastructure to support it at that time before 2020? >> you're mentioning an important point here. infrastructure is needed. with our experience when you start to produce infrastructure will...
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you see hurricane sandy come across, people want to know why and global warming becomes something we pay attention to again. animal planet and discovery channel put out the big documentaries like "life" and "planet earth" we know that the attention to those types of things get picked up so people fall in love with animals again. >> we have to go but there is a crocodile here. >> oh, wow. >> i got him. >> baby crocodile. whoa. >> don't go near this guy's face. you can come around again, i'll bring him into the light. his teeth are open specifically because he'd like to bite so don't get too close. this is not something you'll see in north america. this is the crocodile, the cousin to the alligator we're sort of used to. my favorite thing about these guys they are so prehistoric. they haven't evolved much in the last 800 years. they sit in the water sort of like this and you can see his nostrils at the top of his head, eyes and just behind his eyes you see the slits, those are his ears. i guy has evolved to sit in the water like this, he's got his webbed feet for swimming and he just w
you see hurricane sandy come across, people want to know why and global warming becomes something we pay attention to again. animal planet and discovery channel put out the big documentaries like "life" and "planet earth" we know that the attention to those types of things get picked up so people fall in love with animals again. >> we have to go but there is a crocodile here. >> oh, wow. >> i got him. >> baby crocodile. whoa. >> don't go near...
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. >> tom, right after sandy, a couple weeks ago or three weeks eeg y ago you were talking about sandy being twice the size of katrina but the wind speeds weren't as much and it wasn't going to affect all state. did you see christie and cuomo? are those real numbers? is that what they'd like to see from the feds or is it worse than what you thought on november 1st? itz's worse than what we thought out. it will cost us 1 billion 75 doll lars. it is a significant event. it's significant flooding. that's not typically konked by us but by the government if you buy their policy. unfortunately very few people buy coverage. so unfort flatly there's a bunch of people whose homes got wrecked and that's what cuomo and christie are seeking. our government has a hit of going back to the state and saying, sorry you didn't buy insurance, here's some money and they'll do it again. they're trying to negotiate as to how much they get. >> allstate's ceo tom wilson. we appreciate your time. >> thank you. >>> when we return, we'll have gene ludwig. he will be our special guest. also at the bottom of the h
. >> tom, right after sandy, a couple weeks ago or three weeks eeg y ago you were talking about sandy being twice the size of katrina but the wind speeds weren't as much and it wasn't going to affect all state. did you see christie and cuomo? are those real numbers? is that what they'd like to see from the feds or is it worse than what you thought on november 1st? itz's worse than what we thought out. it will cost us 1 billion 75 doll lars. it is a significant event. it's significant...
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. >> we've been watching what's happened with superstorm sandy. we know the red cross has been one of the organizations that has risen to the forefront of this movement to try and help people. what happened in terms of charitable giving for superstarm sandy? >> my heart goes out to the people affected by superstorm sandy. i have talked to so many people who have lost everything including loved ones and it's just heartbreaking and i also want to thank our generous donors. they've stepped up and we're doing everything possible to put their hard earned dollars to work. this has been a massive operati operation. we've served 7.3 million meals and snacks in four weeks. in terms of how it will impact giving we recently did a survey and what we learned is that three out of four people who donated to hurricane sandy will continue to step up during the holiday and donate to their favorite charity and 90% of the people that provided political contributions plan to donate to charities as well which was very heartwarming because i know that everyone in the no
. >> we've been watching what's happened with superstorm sandy. we know the red cross has been one of the organizations that has risen to the forefront of this movement to try and help people. what happened in terms of charitable giving for superstarm sandy? >> my heart goes out to the people affected by superstorm sandy. i have talked to so many people who have lost everything including loved ones and it's just heartbreaking and i also want to thank our generous donors. they've...
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sandy caused an estimated $71 billion in damage in new york and new jersey. in the bakers union at hostess brands is asking a bankruptcy judge to appoint a trustee to oversee the company's liquidation. the union's objecting to allowing current management to be in charge of the wind down. liquidating after being unable to resolve an issue. >>> and power ball fever spreading across the u.s. go out and get the ticket. the jackpot for tonight's drawing is up to a record $500 million. and that payout is likely to grow thanks to a ticket-buying frenzy of which i may be apart of when the show is over. >> i have mine already. got them yesterday. >>> president obama's meeting with high-profile chief executive officers to talk about the country's fiscal issues. john harwood in washington with more. and john, certainly seems like the pressure is rising to maybe reach some sort of a deal. my question, the ceos headed there today, are they firmly in the president's camp on this? or trying to push both sides to reach some agreement? >> i think they're trying to push both s
sandy caused an estimated $71 billion in damage in new york and new jersey. in the bakers union at hostess brands is asking a bankruptcy judge to appoint a trustee to oversee the company's liquidation. the union's objecting to allowing current management to be in charge of the wind down. liquidating after being unable to resolve an issue. >>> and power ball fever spreading across the u.s. go out and get the ticket. the jackpot for tonight's drawing is up to a record $500 million. and...
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that was before sandy. >> we don't need to build high-speed rail. >> i understand. >> really? we don't need to have solar energy next year powering all our cars. >> wait a second. i think there's a clean energy agenda over the longer term. but near term, if we're going -- >> it's not about jobs. >> i was with peter, we were in tokyo for the world bank meetings. peter has this great story. and it is about spending now and taking care -- >> this is the larry summers idea. >> jim liked it, too. >> it's not going to happen. >> it's not going to happen. you guys are really bumming me out. >> it's just not. >> i've even let you build a few things. >> the president only won this thing a few hours ago. >> we're going to have net fiscal contraction starting in 2013. that is where we are. >> net fiscal contraction. >> you're with bush in four years? i don't know. let me think about that. >> i'm a bush republican. as long as there's a bush republican running. >> i already threw christie out there. require want to get on the record, on the table, that i disagree with the idea that there c
that was before sandy. >> we don't need to build high-speed rail. >> i understand. >> really? we don't need to have solar energy next year powering all our cars. >> wait a second. i think there's a clean energy agenda over the longer term. but near term, if we're going -- >> it's not about jobs. >> i was with peter, we were in tokyo for the world bank meetings. peter has this great story. and it is about spending now and taking care -- >> this is the...